Database Moderator & Tikibar Management

It’s been a while hasn’t it? Well I seen the thread (that has since been closed) and i’m 100% down to do another one for the new year? Now I probably don’t know most of you and the ones I do know are insufferable but all that aside I love running these things.

So I have some questions.

1. Should I even bother?

2a. Should it be the same as last time or a new format?

2b. If you want the same what went right last time? What went disastrously wrong (team balancing, team balancing, team balancing)

3. Who would like to play? Who would like to help?

now in the other thread people said that there was a huge responsibility and commitment to hosting, take it from me, the founder and curator of cbcs, that’s an exaggeration. i don’t know how many people i’ll need to help, we’ll have to see. but one big thing is if you want to play don’t help. you’ll have more fun playing and that is what it’s about.

4. what do you want for prizes (i don’t know what you guys want)

5. what do you think aboutopening the playing field up to the general public? (maybe get a blog post going or sum shit) i personally would like to, but hey, if there is overwhelming opposition i will not.

6. how much do you love me?

so yeah, this is me just testing the waters, this isn’t a pre-game thread or even a pre-pre-game thread. and no i’m not “back” i’m just here for this.

Archivist

Conversationalist

1. Should I even bother?
yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes

2a. Should it be the same as last time or a new format?

I don’t know, I didn’t get into the last, soooo…

3. Who would like to play? Who would like to help?

Uh… Me? please.

4. what do you want for prizes (i don’t know what you guys want)

I would like titles a title like last time, but I might change my mind if anybody suggests otherwise.

5. what do you think aboutopening the playing field up to the general public? (maybe get a blog post going or sum shit) i personally would like to, but hey, if there is overwhelming opposition i will not.

Database Moderator & Ponyologist & God Tier Swag

Playing sounds nice. If you want me to co-host with you again Blubber like last time, that should be entirely doable as well. Just shoot me a PM if you’re interested. If you feel like solo hosting or want to give someone else a chance, I’m game for participation.

Archivist

Conversationalist

Commentator

Well, hello there, Captain Blubber. As a newer member, I can’t say that I know anything about you other than that your name is that of a certain character in a game I played in my childhood.

Ideally, I could help out with hosting the game, if and only if you’re interested. I’m sure I could do something to help. If not, then I’d also be happy with just being a regular participant in this game.

Database Moderator & Midnight Channeler

Database Moderator & Ponyologist & God Tier Swag

Well, hello there, Captain Blubber. As a newer member, I can’t say that I know anything about you other than that your name is that of a certain character in a game I played in my childhood.

Ideally, I could help out with hosting the game, if and only if you’re interested. I’m sure I could do something to help. If not, then I’d also be happy with just being a regular participant in this game.

As for prizes, maybe award custom titles to the users or something…?

Custom Titles were the prize last time. The winning team got to pick titles for themselves (they chose “Alpha as F*ck”) and also could give demeaning titles to the losing team (which became “RandomMan’s Bitches” :I).

They were temporary though. The idea was a month but we forgot and they got 2 weeks extra or something. Can’t get too crazy now, can we. Doing a similar thing is probably doable.

Conversationalist

Custom Titles were the prize last time. The winning team got to pick titles for themselves (they chose “Alpha as F*ck”) and also could give demeaning titles to the losing team (which became “RandomMan’s Bitches” :I).

They were temporary though. The idea was a month but we forgot and they got 2 weeks extra or something. Can’t get too crazy now, can we. Doing a similar thing is probably doable.

Database Moderator & Ponyologist & God Tier Swag

Commentator

Custom Titles were the prize last time. The winning team got to pick titles for themselves (they chose “Alpha as F*ck”) and also could give demeaning titles to the losing team (which became “RandomMan’s Bitches” :I).

They were temporary though. The idea was a month but we forgot and they got 2 weeks extra or something. Can’t get too crazy now, can we. Doing a similar thing is probably doable.

I honestly can’t think of a better idea. And you’re right; we can’t get too crazy. If the prize were something like “everybody on the winning team becomes a database moderator,” I’d fear for our community and the site.

Conversationalist

I want to help. As you are well aware, I very much disliked the last one because the teams were so messed up. I want to make sure this gets remedied at least partially this time. Also, I’m a sore loser.

ExudesAffluence

Deactivated

Yes, a chance to cease being a social outcast and feel like I’m a part of an Internet community and that I understand all the fun stuff that goes on in a certain forum and I totally know what’s going on all the time.

Conversationalist

Database Moderator & Ponyologist & God Tier Swag

As some of you have been questioning what the CBC is, I’ll answer you here.

The Community Building Challenge is a series of challenges in which two teams (chosen at random) compete to each other to complete as many challenges as possible for the saking of community building (we all know it’s about obliterating the other team so you can claim their wenches). These challenges vary between artwork, to things to do IRL. Some are simple, others require a bit of work and effort, and others are passive but will require time. The team which has completed the most challenges wins and can claim the prize for themselves.

There are multiple steps to the game itself:

Signing up (aka, this thread): Those that want to join can sign up here. Simple as that. It gives a clear estimate of the amount of players.

Team creation and introduction to your teammates: Last year each team got their personal forum (external host) on which they could discuss stuff amongst themselves. Once the teams have been created you can use this to introduce yourself, explain your skills and usefulness to the team, and share which challenges you will complete so you don’t end up doing more work.

Game thread: This is where the magic happens. Here you post the challenges your team completed (with timestamp if requested). The host(s) will then add a point to your team for that challenge. Some challenges allow bonus points, so make use of that.

Side notes:

Everyone is useful, don’t hold back if you think you won’t be able to help your team, because you will if you try. The challenges contain a lot of variety, so there’s certain to be something for you.

Doing nothing gets you nothing. You can’t join just for the prize as you won’t get it if you didn’t help your team get it.

Respect your teammates, you can get kicked if the majority of your team requests so.